Comments on: Dr Sista Outlaw presents: Kitchen garden (or garden kitchen?)

By: Zoe

Zoe — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:27:46 +0000

Here are some photos of Lauredhel Hoyden's Perth veggie garden. I have corn envy.

By: Dr Sister Outlaw

Dr Sister Outlaw — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 04:18:07 +0000

I reckon they would do good in the Canberra climate, as they need to be chilled to below 2 degrees for about 1000 hours a year which sounds like the ACT to me. Apparently they like being grown in pots, in azalea/camellia mix.

Thanks for the jealous urges! Most gardens up here are overshadowed by giant radiatas, so I am lucky. Also lucky it’s not a swamp, near a fire zone, and doesn’t have a 45% angle in the backyard.

By: Cristy

Cristy — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:00:17 +0000

I am very envious of your garden Dr Sister Outlaw. It is lovely. Our ‘backyard’ is a very narrow strip of ground that is mostly shaded year-round and very sandy. I find it a bit too challenging to do much with it.

I am rather keen on the idea of blueberries though, but am not sure that they would like the Canberra climate…

By: Dr Sister Outlaw

Dr Sister Outlaw — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 23:03:05 +0000

It’s taken a long time to get to this garden, I tell you. But yes, it’s just lovely. The weekend was spent installing blueberries and raspberries, with sunflowers, in a giant new bed across the faded front lawn. IT LOOKS SO GOOD.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:29:13 +0000

Deeply envious of your garden. Sigh… an apartment balcony doesn’t quite compare…

By: kate

kate — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 13:33:51 +0000

I think a lot of people wash clothes far more frequently than they really need to, they have more than one shower a day, they leave the tap going while they brush their teeth, they water the garden for every single minute that they’re legally allowed even if that means there’s water running down the street because no more can soak into the soil (man across the road I am watching you) and just generally slosh the stuff around like it’s limitless.

The Bloke ran over a bucket the other day with his motorbike. It had been left in the front yard post watering. I wasn’t at all sad to go and buy a new one after several months of putting up with it being just a little bit broken. Once it was good and proper broken I replaced it immediately.

By: Dr Sister Outlaw

Dr Sister Outlaw — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 11:09:16 +0000

well, ahem, I do shower

By: Francis Xavier Holden

Francis Xavier Holden — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 09:56:15 +0000

What the hell do all those other people use their water for?

Keeping clean?